The Red Cross has opened a 24-hour shelter in Council Bluffs to help people affected by the flooding along the Missouri River.

The flood situation in Sarpy County continues to be a priority for Nebraska leaders. Tuesday afternoon Lt Gov. Rick Sheehy toured the levees along the Missouri near Haworth Park in Bellevue.

On Thursday at 2:00 p.m., July 7, 2011 a meeting at the Arts Center at Iowa Western Community College will provide information for public organizations that have incurred costs in flood prevention efforts.

Iowa residents, Douglas County, NE will be testing their sirens at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6th. This is a scheduled test of the Douglas County warning system.

New developments in a story reported first by Channel Six News two weeks ago. A 13 year old boy accused of participating in the sexual assault of a five year old girl has been ordered back into detention.

The Department of Education has a new website that lets prospective college student figure out their costs.

An Illinois football player, arrested for what police are investigating as a possible hate crime, has a previous felony conviction for cocaine possession.

Crews have identified the body of a swimmer who dove into a central Iowa lake and never resurfaced. Authorities say the body of 24-year-old Mohammad Ashrafi of Marshalltown was discovered Monday night.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said he no longer plans to call a special session of the Legislature to deal with recommendations from an education summit being held later this month.

The federal judge who will preside over Roger Clemens' perjury trial says he probably will not permit the pitcher's former teammates on the New York Yankees to give testimony aimed at bolstering the credibility of Clemens' former trainer, now a major prosecution witness.

Turkish prosecutors have begun questioning 12 suspects among some 60 detained in an alleged match-fixing scandal that has shaken the country's soccer league and implicated national champion Fenerbahce.

Rescue crews were on the scene of a car which crashed into a hole Tuesday. It happened about 11:30am near 76th and West Center

Two visitors from North Carolina were killed during the holiday weekend in a boating accident. The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission says the victims were on a tube which collided with a pontoon boat at Sherman Reservoir.

Former Husker softball player Peaches James was among a group of 12 prominent athletes chosen for induction into the Nebraska Black Sports Hall of Fame this month. James will be formally enshrined on July 30 at the sixth annual hall of fame dinner, held at the North Omaha Boys and Girls Club.

When private owners hired a contractor to blow up a portion of a levee Friday, people panicked. Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber understands why. Many county officials were surprised to hear the news as well. On Tuesday, he reiterated that there was no crime.

A Lincoln man is charged with his fourth drunken driving offense. Fifty-seven-year-old Mark Swanson was cited for a fourth-offense DUI after a crash Monday evening near Lincoln.

A man who rode his bicycle into the Missouri River at South Sioux City, Neb., has been rescued from the fast-moving water.

Bridge inspections will impact Highway 75 traffic Tuesday and Wednesday.

A woman is behind bars after allegedly stabbing two other women.

A shooting victim woke up in the hospital Tuesday morning.

An Iowa couple ordered to evacuate are allowed to check on their property. Looting and a flooded basement are their main concerns.

It's a true American holiday, as thousands of people gather with friends and family this 4th of July. But while we're here celebrating, thousands of others are serving overseas.

Downtown Plattsmouth renovation continues even as flood concerns rise. The downtown is not threatened so a face-lift moves forward.

A somber reminder of the importance of Independence Day in Council Bluffs Monday morning. Three months after his death in Afghanistan, Brenna Maher unveiled her husband's name on the veterans wall in Council Bluffs' Bayliss Park.

Highway 30 between Blair, Nebraska and Missouri Valley, Iowa will remain open Tuesday. Crews planned to close it at 8:30am Tuesday so they could continue the installation of flood barrier walls. The work, which was expected to last two days, has been delayed.